Where to go for HPV help
HPV help
HPV Helpline
The New Zealand HPV Project offers a tollfree Helpline to speak to an experienced nurse counsellor – HPV Helpline Tollfree 0508 11 12 13 from a landline or 09 433 6526 from a mobile.
Please note that this service is restricted to New Zealand residents only.
Sexual health services
Sexual health clinics provide a specialist, confidential, free of charge service to everyone.
Below is a list of sexual health clinics around New Zealand. Alternatively, visit our sister website Just the Facts about Sexual Health and STIs, which hosts a comprehensive database of sexual health providers in New Zealand.
| Region | Phone Number |
| Whangarei Sexual Health Clinic | 09 438 6123 |
| Auckland Central Sexual Health Clinic | 09 630 9770 |
| Auckland West Sexual Health Clinic | 09 836 0838 |
| Auckland South Sexual Health Clinic | 09 255 5172 |
| Auckland North Shore Sexual Health Clinic | 09 443 9580 |
| Hamilton Sexual Health Service | 07 839 8732 |
| New Plymouth Sexual Health Clinic | 0508 739 432 |
| Rotorua STD Clinic | 07 349 7918 |
| Tauranga STD Clinic | 07 579 8157 |
| Whakatane STD Clinic | 07 306 0804 |
| Taupo STD Clinic | 07 378 3895 |
| Napier Sexual Health Centre | 0800 303 099 |
| Hastings Sexual Health Centre | 0800 303 099 |
| Gisborne Sexual Health Clinic | 06 868 9005 |
| Palmerston North Sexual Health Service | 06 350 8602 |
| Horowhenua STD Clinic | 06 350 8602 |
| Dannevirke Outreach Clinic | 0800 808 602 OR 06 350 8602 |
| Whanganui STD Clinic | 06 348 1234 |
| Wellington Sexual Health Service | 04 385 9879 |
| Porirua Outreach Clinic | 04 385 9879 |
| Lower Hutt Outreach Clinic | 04 567 6501 |
| Lower Hutt Youth Service | 04 566 0525 OR 04 385 9879 |
| Blenheim Sexual Health Clinic | 03 578 3044 |
| Nelson STD Clinic | 03 546 5255 |
| Christchurch Sexual Health Clinic | 03 364 0485 |
| Christchurch Family Planning | 03 379 0514 |
| Ashburton | 03 307 8453 |
| Timaru STD Clinic | 03 684 4000 ext 8762 |
| Wakatipu Sexual Health and Family Planning Clinic | 03 441 0565 OR 03 442 0514 |
| Wanaka Sexual Health and Family Planning Clinic | 03 443 1226 |
| Dunedin Sexual Health Clinic | 03 470 9780 |
| Invercargill Sexual Health Service | 03 214 5768 |
| Gore Outreach Clinic | 03 208 9090 OR 03 214 5768 |
| Westcoast Sexual Health Centre | 03 768 0499 ext 2751 |
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